Category: Gardens

Gardens, Playgrounds, Stations and Trains, Walks

Eaton Park

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We absolutely love Eaton park at any time of the year. It has good bus connections from Norwich City Centre- number 25, great parking at both ends of the park, toilets and a fab cafe.IMG_5150

We love a good stomp around the paths which are super buggy, scooter or bike friendly. It’s a lovely, safe environment for the kids to practice on their wheels. There’s a miniature railway that runs on Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays throughout the spring and summer months and at Christmas with a Santa Special. Even when the train isn’t running the children love looking at the station buildings and track. The boating lake is also a great source of entertainment with people regularly sailing their craft on it.

On top of all that there’s a skate park, band stand, tennis courts, table tennis, football pitches, basket ball court, crazy golf and probably lots of other things I’ve missed! The jewel in the crown is the fantastic playground suitable for all ages!

We visit the park almost weekly and always have a lovely time exploring and enjoying different events as the seasons change.

As Christmas is coming, I thought I’d make a particular note of the next event- ‘Carols at Eaton Park’ on 19th December starting at 7.30pm. It may be a little late for the younger ones but is guaranteed to get the family in the festive spirit!

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Animals, Gardens, Walks

Felbrigg Estate

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The National Trust Felbrigg Estate is a staple spot to visit for us, it’s very close to Cromer and wonderful to visit all year round.

We tend to visit the estate only paying £2.00 for parking all day. The car park is huge and great for picnics or you can venture closer to the hall for picnic tables which are freely available. There are some lovely walks around the estate; all so far I have found to be buggy friendly.

Toilets, cafe and shop are all free to access and during the summer the grass outside the hall has a big wicker basket on it full of lawn games which the boys adore exploring!

We love Felbrigg, there is always something to see, the landscape changes with the seasons and the farm animals and wildlife are always go great interest to the kids.

Animals, Birds, Gardens, Playgrounds, Walks

Bury St Edmunds- Abbey Gardens

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E26D01C6-40F0-401F-8BB2-C8BD17E6CD10IMG_2957We really love visiting Bury St Edmunds; the Abbey Gardens are truly lovely to take a wander through, enjoy a picnic and play in the fantastic children’s play area.

We tend to park in Ram Meadow car park which is a 3 minute walk from the Mustow Street Entrance to the Gardens. All day parking is £2.30- 8am-6pm. There are lots of spaces, although no parent and child.

The kids really enjoy the playground, especially the sand and water play area in the summer. The water comes from a pump that creates a small & child safe river and is great fun to splash around in, but remember to bring a change of clothes! There is also an excellent tree house for slightly bigger children or toddlers with a helping hand. Just to note the pump only runs on certain days during the summer but everything else is accessible all year round.

The Abbey gardens are completely free and its easy to spend a day there. Along with the playground there is an aviary, sensory garden, riverside, water garden and lots of ruins to explore. There are excellent toilets, extremely buggy friendly paths and a small kiosk cafe.

Our favourite thing to do all year round is feed the squirrels, so remember to bring a big bag of monkey nuts!